In the News

Our 4th annual Strengthening Families Conference is coming up soon. Friday, November 3rd, 2023 Registration is open now. Register here Examples of the current planned topics and discussion focus are as follows, this includes 3 different breakouts (in each subject topic) targeted to educators, social workers, parents/caregivers. -The Challenges and Opportunities of supporting student well-being in school extracurricular activities [...]

This month we would like to recognize one of our pivotal leaders here at FESS, our Parents for Parents Director, Natalya Kinder. Natalya recently helped organize our Reunification Day events in Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties.Natalya was recently named a Reunification Hero and interviewed by ABA Center on Children and the Law. They discuss how her life lead her on a path [...]

On June 22nd, June 23rd, and July 21st we hosted our annual Reunification Day events for families in Mason, Lewis, and Thurston counties where we got to meet and share stories of hope and achievement with over 90 families. Thank you all for coming out and supporting this great event. We would like to give a shout [...]

The Working Families Tax Credit will provide payments up to $1,200 to individuals and families who meet eligibility requirements. See if you’re eligible: WorkingFamiliesCredit.wa.gov

In the nonprofit world, it is important to have a CFO with a brilliant mind and a clear vision. The ability to understand numbers, spreadsheets, and budget analysis is important too. Our very own Karin Oceguera has all of these qualities, and we appreciate the work she does every single day. Recently, Karin wrote an article which was featured in Forbes [...]

We would like to recognize our Crisis Case Manager, Al Hodges. Al has been working with the FESS team since February of this year and he plays a very important role. Al works with any and all clients who walk into our office on a daily basis, facilitating basic needs, rental assistance, food and hygiene product assistance, etc. Last week, Al [...]

Thank you to South Sound Reading Foundation for working with Family Education & Support Services to provide books for free to families. You can pick up the books from our office. 6840 Capitol Blvd. SE Tumwater WA, 98501

OlyFed is a great partner with Little Red Schoolhouse and they give two cents about our community, which is why during the month of August, every time you use your OlyFed debit card to make a purchase they will donate two cents to support our one-of-a-kind student and family support programs. Not an OlyFed customer, consider opening an account and experiencing [...]

To view the Voices of Children and Voices of Kinship Caregivers book, Click here.